Nike Oregon Project coach Alberto Salazar scrubbed Galen Rupp's world record attempt for the indoor mile on Feb. 15 at Boston University, saying it could have put in jeopardy Rupp's chances of making the U.S. team for the upcoming World Indoor Championships.

Rupp will run the mile Saturday at New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston instead, and concentrate on tactics instead of making an all-out record assault.

The USA Indoor Championships serves as a qualifier for the U.S. team to the World Indoor Championships, March 7-9 in Sopot, Poland.

"I asked Galen what would he rather do, set an American record in the mile or medal in the world championships?" Salazar said. "He said he would rather medal in the world championships. I said, 'If that's the case than we're going to do everything that is perfectly suited to winning a medal in the world championships.'"

Upon reflection, Salazar came to believe the mental, physical and emotional effort necessary for a record attempt would be too draining a week before a national championship meet.

"After you do something like that, there always is a letdown," Salazar said. "You're wiped."

The entry list for the mile at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix includes world-class runners such as Russell Brown, Lopez Lomong, Will Leer, Leo Manzano and Nick Willis.

It should be a tactical race, which Salazar figures will help set up Rupp for what he probably will see in Albuquerque.